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L.A. Noire the Most Expensive Game in Development?

Edge writes: "Rockstar's crime thriller L.A. Noire "could be the biggest budget videogame in development anywhere in the world", according to Tom Crago, the CEO of Tantalus and the president of the Game Developers' Association of Australia.

"It would certainly... in terms of console titles, be in the top ten... L.A. Noire is a massive, massive project," Crago said at GC Asia 2008.

Earlier this year Rockstar producer Leslie Benzies estimated that GTA IV cost the company approximately $100 million to create, a figure which, if correct, would currently make it the most expensive game ever, topping the $70 million plus development budget for Sega's Dreamcast title Shenmue."
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Published: 449 days 6 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | Industry News
 
 

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sushipoop - 449 days 6 hours ago
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My god it would suck to see this game go multi-platform. That would only mean that the game has been downgraded to DVD status.
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Jamegohanssj5 - 449 days 6 hours ago
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Pretty much sucks as you said.

TGSI
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Rick Astley - 449 days 6 hours ago
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Sad thing is that from the start their goal was to develop a huge, free roaming game, bigger than GTA and now, (if it goes multi-platform) we'll just have another GTA in our hands with horrible, unacceptable graphics.
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Thoas - 449 days 5 hours ago
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Very true
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Gam71 - 449 days 5 hours ago
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"we'll just have another GTA in our hands with horrible, unacceptable graphics."

I don't think the ps3 development with hinder this game much so that might not be the case if we're all lucky
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Andras84 - 449 days 5 hours ago
1.5 - Or!!!!
360 owners can get a 5 disc game with loading times between areas!! That's a solution right there!!

I had to change disc's when I played MGS1 on PS1. Not a big deal.
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Rick Astley - 449 days 5 hours ago
1.6 - @ Gam71. PS3 = Lead platform.
So 360 development, you mean. Rockstar had enough trouble as it is trying to fit the game on a single DVD. http://www.1up.com/do/featu...

That's why the next GTA will be PS3 exclusive, as stated by Sam Houser himself.
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Xelai - 449 days 5 hours ago
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Whooa... Seriously those guys apart from releasing a crappy game, not being able to fit 7Gb of game in a 9Gb disc must suck!!!
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Andras84 - 449 days 5 hours ago
1.8 - @1.6
Can't argue against that!!!
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Shadow Flare - 449 days 4 hours ago
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actually i'd love it if it went multiplatform but only if they solely develop it for the ps3 and utilize it's advantages, and then somehow manage to port the thing over to 360 with the game on like 5 dvds. Sort of exactly like Final Fantasy XIII is being developed lol

RAAAAGE!!!
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zo6_lover27 - 449 days 4 hours ago
1.10 - @ 1.7
There is only roughly 7GB available on a 360 DVD, the other 2GB is security software
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MAR-TYR-DOM - 449 days 4 hours ago
1.11 - Killzone 2
is at around 65 million USD last time i check!
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SixTwoTwo - 449 days 4 hours ago
1.12 - @1.11
IIRC the Killzone 2 budget is somewhere in the 20-25mil range. There was a list a few months back that had the supposed budget numbers for various games and nobody came even remotely close to GTA IV's budget. I still don't understand how they could put so much money into GTA IV yet all we got... was GTA IV :/
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Xi - 449 days 6 hours ago
2 - hopefully they don't hold back the title
because of development for the cell.
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Rick Astley - 449 days 6 hours ago
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That's funny. They started developing this game on the PS3 first. It's old news that L.A. Noire was (don't know if it still is, nothing's confirmed) PS3 exclusive.

It'll be the 360's DVD limit that will be holding back Team Bondi from making a truly huge game.
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Xi - 449 days 5 hours ago
2.2 - that's good.
I just don't want this game delayed for PC because of ps3 development, like gta4 for the 360 was delayed because of ps3 development. (not to mention, had to be toned down, since the ps3 version ran at a lower resolution)
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TUFFnNYC - 449 days 5 hours ago
2.3 - @Xi
You got to be kidding right? And the 360 was a saint while R* was developing GTA4. You must love those minor pop ins during gameplay as well. Be real bro. The 360 had problems as well. Do some research before you post.

Enjoy: http://news.filefront.com/r...

Both had equal problems.
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Rick Astley - 449 days 5 hours ago
2.4 - @ TUFFnNYC
He won't bother doing any research. He didn't even know L.A. Noire was PS3 exclusive before he made that moronic comment lol. Or maybe he did but still he decided to prove to us how stupid a person can be.

Are you in denial about Sam (or was it Dan?) Houser claiming that the next GTA will be PS3 exclusive unless Microsoft finds a bigger storage solution on the 360? Do you honestly believe that GTA IV wasn't downgraded to fit on DVD?

360 fanboys are too funny. :)

http://www.1up.com/do/featu...

Please take your time machine back to the last generation (don't forget to bring that DVD player with you) and stop ruining the "next-gen" experience for others.
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Xi - 449 days 5 hours ago
2.5 - Wow, you guys are idiots.
I try to make comments that are relevent to what will be posted later on. Everyone of the ps3 defence force will come in here spewing BS about how the xbox dvd limited the ps3 version of GTA, and will do the same, guess what. THIS IS BULL, any cuts made to game size, was due to funding and time constraints, not due to technology. If you think otherwise you are clearly a fanboy.

Neither versions of the game were compromised for either console, however this site requires some balance of 360 bs vs ps3 bs, and I'll willing stand up for the challenge. So get you head out of your ass and untwist your panties.

As for this title, I am very excited for it and to hear people bash it because they love sony(of which I personally own 6k in stocks) and will follow them with blind allegience off a cliff ticks me off. Case and point, mr negativity and cahill.

tuffin, I'll play your game
http://www.gamesindustry.bi...
http://www.mtv.com/news/art...
http://game-on-game.com/gta...

there you go, proof that the ps3 version delays were due to the ps3, that the 360 version ran at a higher resolution, happy you little fanboy, as for your quote, mind giving me some pretext where it came from? OH RIGHT, OFFICIAL PLAYSTATION MAGAZINE, bias much?
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TUFFnNYC - 449 days 5 hours ago
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If u can find proof that time constraints and funding was the cause then please show it. If not then stop assuming. I posted an article backing myself up. And you? How does this sound. MGS4 on 360. Couldnt happen. Why? Technology seems to be of big concern.
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CrazzyMan - 449 days 4 hours ago
2.7 - Power of The Cell
http://www.gametrailers.com...
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OnslaughtX - 449 days 2 hours ago
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Xi. You care way too much about what fanboys of either console think. It's just a website. If you feel personally butthurt, or the need to defend a CONSOLE'S "integrity" because someone else doesn't like it, or is spreading lies, or w/e, you have more serious problems. Go enjoy gaming and life, and don't stress yourself out over a FORUM.

That goes for everyone.
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LeonSKennedy4Life - 449 days 5 hours ago
3.1 - wow
You are Mr. Negativity.

Bioshock was incredible. I have the PC version.

Sony doesn't sell rights; Microsoft buys rights.
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DJ - 449 days 4 hours ago
3.3 - No one "Sells exclusivity rights"
If a game is a exclusive to a platform, it usually means that the developer chose to do so on their own. Selling exclusivity rights incurs the assumption that every title made on platform _____ is exclusive until the platform creator sells those rights? Thankfully, this business model doesn't exist.
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meepmoopmeep - 449 days 5 hours ago
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they should have just developed this for the iPhone exclusively
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Drekken - 449 days 5 hours ago
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haha thanks for the laugh!
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ChrisGTR1 - 449 days 5 hours ago
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this game was never ps3 exclusive. where are you people coming up with this BS?
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meepmoopmeep - 449 days 5 hours ago
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it was announced for the PS3 with no mention of the 360 back when.
that's where people got the assumption.

is there even any official news of it multiplat? just wondering.
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Steven Colbert - 449 days 5 hours ago
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Its on the freaking website.LA Noire was in development for "PS3 and next generation consoles"
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meepmoopmeep - 449 days 5 hours ago
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yeah, that's fairly new though.

it was announced waaaaaaay back like a year & a half a go.
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nombon - 449 days 5 hours ago
6 - Meh
it doesn't matter how good a games graphics are if the core game play sux, and it doesn't matter which system the game is on either. Plus i hate fanboys, especially those who keep supporting the PS3 as the best system. It might have the best hardware, but its still in last place in the console wars. Even xbox surpassed its sales in Japan and thats very sad :P
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badz149 - 449 days 4 hours ago
6.1 - you're a fanboy yourself
because you've conveniently skipped the fact that 360 released A YEAR earlier than PS3 and Wii to grab what? 2nd place currently? I bet Usain Bolt will admit it's hard to beat you in 100m sprint if you started from the 50m spot although he's the fastest running man on earth!

for you, PS3 being in 3rd place currently and is clearly closing the gap to the 360 with a year headstart is SUCK! so what is a 360 with a year headstart and being outsold by the Wii which was released around the same time with the PS3? think about that!

and for your information, 360 in japan still only sold around under 800k after 3 years and PS3 is already well over 2mil for quite some time now! so, still the PS3 suck? you hate fanboys? pfft! yeah right! yuo must hate yourself, aren't you?
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Omega4 - 449 days 5 hours ago
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Its obviously going to be multipltaform if that want to make some sort of profit

I dont see how rockstar spend so much money developing games compared to other companies, i mean what are they spending it all on
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heyheyhey - 449 days 5 hours ago
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*facepalm*

you never cease to surprise me with how stupid your comments can get.... what do they spend the money on?

HAVE YOU EVEN PLAYED GTA4????????

if you did you would understand (or not, since your not very bright)

im not sure about what makes LA Noire so expensive, but it's very obvious why GTA4 was... marketing, production values (voice actors etc), city rendering, use of expensive engine tech etc etc

im guessing LA Noire follows the same sort of pattern
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Omega4 - 449 days 4 hours ago
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When it comes to "development" bills i dont think marketing counts

As for production values there are other cheaper games which have much better production values and voice actors cant cost that much. If you look at Kingdom Hearts 2 it has an all star celebrity voice cast yet i doubt the game came to $100ml

The only thing i can think that cost a bunch was the tech, but $100ml is still too much for any game

So why dont YOU think about YOUR commemts a bit more rather than just attack me without properly justifing your points
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Xelai - 449 days 5 hours ago
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Why all posts end with same people doing same comments...

As I recall the PS2, the absolute champion of last gen, outlived its competitors and was technologically older by a wide margin and less advanced, but games, price, and Sony brand made it a hit.

Now all of a sudden tech power is the most important aspect, what happened here?
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LeonSKennedy4Life - 449 days 5 hours ago
8.1 - well
The last generation was about experiencing new things and creating entirely new genres. This generation is about being able to innovative WITHIN the game, making a perfectly polished game, and running it smoothly.
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Xelai - 449 days 5 hours ago
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I hope you are ironic...

Polished games? Running perfectly? ehem...

New experiences WITHIN?

No comments.
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badz149 - 449 days 4 hours ago
8.3 - @Xelai
last gen was about which console has the better games but this gen is already about which console give a better graphic at least between only 360 and PS3! last gen was about new franchises here and there but this gen is more about sequels or prequels! MGS4, GTAIV, DMC4, SC4, SFIV and so on...3rd party exclusives are almost dead and thus both consoles have same games! that's why the argument shifted to which one is the better tech and power instead of just games!
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kindi_boy - 449 days 4 hours ago
8.4 - Badz after your comment in 8.3 you'll get a bubble from me everytime i see your name
Peace!
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badz149 - 449 days 3 hours ago
8.5 - wow thanx Kindi
that's like a motivation for me to comment more! bubble for you too!
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Xelai - 448 days 22 hours ago
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I always thought the important issue was creating the best games for your platform, combining exisiting franchises with new IPs.

In my opinion, new IPs are always much more interesting than franchises, and more processing power, new communities, new interfacing options should help develop new games and new ideas, not old rehashes and tech demos son that people can flame about 3 poligons on the right and four on the left with no real interest in gameplay.
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LeonSKennedy4Life - 449 days 5 hours ago
9 - HEY
WHAT HAPPENED???!!!

This was N-Gage exclusive!!!
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heyheyhey - 449 days 4 hours ago
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come on man, don't copy the good man's iPhone joke....
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Covenant - 449 days 4 hours ago
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Which is why it will (likely) go multiplat...not because of disloyalty, or system capabilities, or any other reason...

$$$. Pure and simple.

Multiplat means a larger potential return on a ballooning budget.

Not saying it WILL happen...only that it probably will.
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beans - 449 days 4 hours ago
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Has anybody even seen any gameplay footage of this? I don't understand what all the hype is about because I sure as he11 haven't seen any thing on the title.
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airheadluffy - 449 days ago
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if they want to make money they might as well do it for the 360 and the wii.
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